Manufacturers, educators and community partnering to train workers Many Northwest Indiana manufacturers are facing a dilemma: not enough skilled workers to operate the sophisticated equipment on today’s factory floors. Training is the answer. But manufacturers are busy turning out products to service their customers. They don’t have the time or ability to develop full-scale training […]

80-years of manufacturing in Michigan City Nothing satiates the appetite and soothes the soul quite like a hearty bowl of soup. Integrative Flavors, based in Michigan City, continues a nearly 80-year-old tradition of serving up the base of this comfort staple. Unlike many comfort foods, which fill you up with questionable and possibly detrimental ingredients, […]

What’s your pleasure? Camping or canoeing? Hiking or bird watching? Chocolate or steam locomotives? Lighthouses or baseball? You don’t need to travel to far from home. All of that and more is available to see, do and experience in Northwest Indiana. And each of these must-see attractions is less than a tank of gas away. […]

VALPARAISO – Purdue University Northwest, through a generous gift from the Taltree Arboretum & Gardens Foundation’s Board of Directors and Damien and Rita Gabis, is now operating the 300-plus-acre arboretum near Valparaiso long known as Taltree Arboretum & Gardens. The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Feb. 9 approved the renaming of the property to […]

SOUTH BEND — The 2018 South Bend Mishawaka Tourism Marketing / Hosting Grant program has selected 27 applicants to receive grant funding. Grant funds are used to assist qualified organizations with the promotion of tourism activities striving to directly increase hotel/motel occupancy and create visibility for St. Joseph County. The 2018 recipients are Fischoff National […]

MISHAWAKA – Hospital patients with ongoing medical conditions often are unable to receive the care they need because they don’t have transportation to see their doctors or make other necessary appointments. That barrier is being eased for patients served by Franciscan Alliance’s 14 hospitals, thanks to a partnership forged with Circulation, whose digital platform coordinates […]

SOUTH BEND — Visit South Bend Mishawaka (VSBM) is proud to announce the National Club Basketball Association (NCBBA) will host its 2018 National Championship tournament in South Bend at Indiana University – South Bend. The top eight teams in the country will converge on South Bend April 6 – 8 as they duke it out […]